Hackers cash in on Royal Wedding with spam and malware
In wearily predictable fashion, security vendors have been quick to warn about increasing volumes of Royal Wedding-related spam, scams and malicious software.
Symantec outlined in a blog post various spam campaigns hoping to cash in on the big day by advertising items including a replica of Princess Diana's engagement ring, a 'limited edition Buckingham Mint Royal Wedding Commemorative Coin' and limited edition customisable mugs and t-shirts.
Blackhat SEO attackers have also predictably used the event to attract news-hungry surfers to malicious sites. Symantec said it has seen over 500 compromised sites used in this campaign over the past few days. "Attackers create multiple fake pages on each site and use unethical SEO techniques - such as keyword stuffing, cloaking, and link farming - to ‘game' the search engine algorithms to achieve high search engine rankings," the firm said.
